Rifleman. Artist. Portrait

Description:

The main idea of the event is to explore the theme “Latvian painters and authors in riflemen’s uniforms – portraits and portrait painters”, and inform the general public about the findings of the project. Programme:

- Talk by art historian Eduards Kļaviņš, “Latvian Painters and Authors in Riflemen Uniforms – Portraits and Portrait Painters”
- Conversations with Edgars Vērpe about Jukums Vācietis and the portrait of Jukums Vācietis he painted
The event will take place in Jānis Akuraters Museum’s Light Hall as part of the exhibition “Poet / Rifleman / Artist – Portrait”, with Konrāds Ubāns and Valdemārs Tone’s portraits of Jānis Akuraters and Edgars Vērpe’s portrait of Jukums Vācietis (painted in 1982) in the background.

Thematic division:
Freedom Street

Begins :
04.09.2014 15:00

Venue:

Jānis Akuraters Museum, O. Vācieša iela 6a

Form of event:

Discussion / Lecture

Event

Category of event:

Visual arts

Audience of event:

Youth

Adults

Project description:

The title for the project “Café Spleen or August 1914” at Jānis Akuraters Museum has been borrowed from “Café Spleen”, a short story by Akuraters about a “humane refuge” that artists-turned-riflemen have created in a sauna building where they meet in the evenings to talk about life and art “beyond” the war. During the project, “Café Spleen”, an army tent, will be set up in the museum’s garden to house various shows and performances about poets and artists at war, causality, and the connections between various periods in history.